U.S. government asks scientists to keep some secrets about their bird flu research
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The viruses that cause ?bird flu? spread easily among chickens, ducks and turkeys, often causing serious illness and sometimes death. These viruses don?t usually spread to humans, but it happens. Understandably, scientists want to know more about the virus and how it spreads to try to prevent a disaster. In two recent studies, scientists demonstrated how the virus could be changed to make it more infectious.
?But the government now fears terrorists could use the information. So?the scientists and the journals that would publish these findings have been strongly asked to keep some of the details secret ? a process known as censorship.
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Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337382/title/FOR_KIDS_New_dangers_from_bird_flu
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